CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: I’M GOING TO STAY IN ANHE CITY FOR A WHILE

Feng Lei got the information he wanted and stopped asking questions.

He honestly drove them all the way to Mingfu Garden District.

Looking at the seemingly upscale neighborhood in front of him, Feng Lei was more certain that the two were living together with Bai Xiaotang and Lin Yuanyang.

The pampered heiress of the Beijing Bai Family and the heir of the Lin Family, actually cooped up living in a third-tier small city.

This is really peculiar!

Feng Lei watched their departing figures, his thumb rubbing the steering wheel, his gaze flickering slightly.

On the other side.

Ye Tong mentioned to Ji Ning upon entering the district, "Sister Ning, the man who drove us back was the one who ruined my chance in the private room. If it wasn’t for his cough, Director Lin would have told me everything."

Ji Ning turned to glance at her upon hearing this, and reminded her, "He knows Bai Xiaotang and Lin Yuanyang."

"Are you serious? How do you know?" Ye Tong asked, her face filled with surprise.

Ji Ning pointed to her head, "A reasonable assumption."

Ye Tong: ...

"No wonder he probed me in the car. Such a schemer."

"What’s his name?" Ji Ning asked.

Ye Tong paused, raised her head slightly, and hesitated, "I think his last name is Feng. Director Lin called him President Feng."

Ji Ning nodded slightly and did not say much.

Ye Tong, who was waiting for more, quickly caught up and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"No issue."

Kids from none of the three families can stir up much trouble.

***

When they arrived home, it was already one in the morning.

Bai Xiaotang and Lin Yuanyang hadn’t gone to bed yet; when they saw them come in, they yawned and stood up from the sofa.

Ye Tong felt deeply touched, and if Bai Xiaotang wasn’t allergic to alcohol, she would have gone over to give her a hug.

"The man who drove you back is named Feng Lei, from the Beijing Feng Family, Xing Yu Entertainment’s largest shareholder. How did you encounter him?" Lin Yuanyang pushed his glasses up and asked.

He found Feng Lei’s car from the community’s surveillance and matched his identity with his blurred front face, surprised at why the eldest son of the Feng Family came to Anhe City.

When Bai Xiaotang mentioned the casting for the remake of "War God," he thought of him as the major shareholder of Xing Yu Entertainment.

Ye Tong was stunned, and immediately thumped her chest in regret, "I didn’t even get the contact information of the major backer."

Lin Yuanyang rolled his eyes, cursed idiotically under his breath, and went right back to his room.

Bai Xiaotang, though simple-minded, had heard some tabloid news about Feng Lei in Beijing, and looked worried, "Sister Xiaotong, Feng Lei frequently changes girlfriends, most of whom are female celebrities."

Ye Tong’s eyes widened instantly, "Such a jerk?"

Bai Xiaotang nodded emphatically, even pulled out the Smart Brain, and let Xiao Zhi search for the name Feng Lei. In less than a second, the screen was filled with tabloids of him and female celebrities, "He’s often on the trending page of entertainment news. People call him Beijing’s Player Feng, as in the playboy style."

After browsing through Feng Lei’s numerous romantic exploits, Ye Tong was stunned, "Is this guy made of coal? Not only scheming, but also rotten to the core."

Bai Xiaotang saw that Ye Tong had seen through Feng Lei’s true nature, and was slightly relieved, "Sister Xiaotong, stay away from this person in the future, he’s not a good guy."

Ye Tong quickly nodded.

On the other side, Feng Lei sneezed several times in the car, thinking he was catching a cold.

Just as he was about to ask his assistant to bring some medicine, he received a call, and his expression instantly turned sour.

He directly pressed the hang-up button.

But the phone screen kept ringing persistently, making Feng Lei’s eyebrows knit into a frown, eventually blocking the call.

Women are such a hassle, obviously hanging onto him for hype at first, then wanting genuine playacting leading to marriage, finally accusing him of favoring the new and abandoning the old.

Feng Lei annoyedly rubbed the space between his eyebrows, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it in his mouth.

Tomorrow’s entertainment headlines will be about him again, won’t they?

Anhe City’s night is very peaceful, unlike the bustling Beijing.

Feng Lei smoked for a while, took out his usual phone, and sent a voice message to his assistant.

"Get me a property in Mingfu Garden, I plan to live in Anhe City for some time."

***

The next day.

The sunlight was just right.

Ji Ning, Bai Xiaotang, and Lin Yuanyang went to Anhe Middle School to register.

She was there to apply for a deferred enrollment.

Wang Li heard the news and, without even placing her bag down, rushed to the regular class teachers’ office, afraid that Ji Ning, the duck she had in hand, would fly away.

"Ji Ning, is there something wrong at home? We can enroll first, then take a leave if needed."

Ji Ning thought for a moment and asked, "I need a two-week leave."

"No problem. I approve this leave." Without waiting for Li Jingjing to speak, Wang Li agreed directly.

Next came the enrollment procedures, Wang Li overseeing Ji Ning’s signing, collecting school uniforms and books, until the final procedures were completed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ji Ning, if there’s any difficulty in your studies or life, feel free to come to me."

Ji Ning nodded slightly, "Okay."

Wang Li grinned from ear to ear while holding Ji Ning’s enrollment form, yet unaware that Ji Ning would eventually come to her for any little matter, making her life tumultuous for two years—all the tales for later.

"Ji Ning, do you want to take a tour of our school?"

"No, I’ve got something to do, I’ll be leaving first," Ji Ning nodded slightly to Wang Li and Li Jingjing and then left the office.

Upon exiting the teaching building, Ji Ning happened to run into the "Anhe School’s Bully Triad" coming in, except the leader You Le wasn’t there.

It is said that foes meeting face to face are extremely hostile, especially for the ones like Ma Weiwei and Xu Jiaying, who couldn’t help but wish to glare angrily at Ji Ning.

"Hello..." Ji Ning halted and greeted the two.

The two immediately sounded the alarm, reflexively stepping back two or three steps, "What are you doing?"

Ji Ning’s mouth curled into a smile, "Where’s your leader?"

"What’s it to you?" Ma Weiwei replied, startled, taking another step back as if Ji Ning was some monstrous flood or beast.

Ji Ning crossed her arms but didn’t move her feet, "Just wanted to chat."

"No way, our leader won’t meet you." Just then, Wang Li’s angry roar suddenly echoed: "Ma Weiwei, Xu Jiaying, you’re late again? Planning to bully the new student?"

"Oh no, the old witch is here, run!"

The two sped away as fast as mice faced with a cat.

Ji Ning’s eyes flashed with dissatisfaction at having her plans interrupted, she pursed her lips and quickly left the teaching building before Wang Li could approach.

"Hey, Ji Ning... wait a moment..."

Wang Li called out to her as she was leaving.

Ji Ning had to stop and wait, her expression returning to normal.

Wang Li came quickly, "Are those two causing you trouble?"

"No, I just asked for directions."

"That’s good, those two are unruly, constantly causing trouble, so it’s best to keep your distance. If they do cause you trouble, come find me." Wang Li glared at the two disappearing figures.

Ji Ning nodded slightly, "Is there anything else?"

Wang Li regained her smile, "Ji Ning, if you’re available, could you come to my office? I want to discuss next year’s Hua Continent High School students’ quality competition with you."

"Not participating," Ji Ning rejected without a second thought.

Wang Li’s smile froze, anxiously saying, "There’s a bonus point policy after winning this."

"Not interested."

Seeing Ji Ning about to leave, Wang Li reflexively grabbed her arm, "There’s a team competition, don’t you want Bai Xiaotang to get bonus points?"

Ji Ning’s steps paused.